Woman arrested in connection with brutal Beltline beating

Calgary police at the scene of a serious assault at the intersection of 15th Avenue and 6th Street S.W. on Thursday, May 24, 2012. The assault happened overnight.Stuart Gradon
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Calgary police at the scene of a serious assault at the intersection of 15th Avenue and 6th Street S.W. on Thursday, May 24, 2012. The assault happened overnight.Stuart Gradon
/ Calgary Herald

Jarod Donald Henry, 22, of Calgary has been charged with aggravated assault and being unlawfully at large, in connection with a random and savage beating on Wednesday night in the 1500 block of 6th Street S.W.Courtesy
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Garrett Elliott Lee Smith, 26, of Calgary has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with a random and savage beating on Wednesday night in the 1500 block of 6th Street S.W.Courtesy
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A woman has been arrested in connection with a random and brutal beating of a man in the Beltline area last week, say police.

Her name has not been released as charges are still pending.

John Fernando Herrera was walking home with groceries late Wednesday night in the 1500 block of 6th Street S.W. when he was attacked.

His son, Luis Herrera, told a Colombian radio station that the assailants targeted the man’s head and left him with facial fractures.

He was taken to hospital in grave, life-threatening condition. Police say his condition hasn’t changed.

Two men — 26-year-old Garrett Elliott Lee Smith and 22-year-old Jarod Donald Henry — were charged over the weekend with aggravated assault in connection with the incident.

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